ACTOR

Brian Aherne

1902 - 1986

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William Brian de Lacy Aherne (2 May 1902 – 10 February 1986) was an English actor of stage, screen, radio and television, who enjoyed a long and varied career in Britain and the United States. His first Broadway appearance in The Barretts of Wimpole Street in 1931 teamed him with Katharine Cornell, with whom he appeared in many productions. In films, he played opposite Madeleine Carroll, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth and Carole Lombard, and was Oscar-nominated for his role as Emperor Maximilian in Juarez (1939). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Aherne has received more than 754,874 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Brian Aherne is the 5,763rd most popular actor (down from 5,121st in 2019), the 4,306th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,939th in 2019) and the 659th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Brian Ahernes by language

Over the past year Brian Aherne has had the most page views in the with 98,871 views, followed by Spanish (4,783), and Italian (4,752). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (101.85%), Simple English (65.19%), and Armenian (61.07%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brian Aherne ranks 5,763 out of 13,578. Before him are Helena Bergström, Song Ji-hyo, Chang Chen, Lars Eidinger, Wenche Foss, and Feroz Khan. After him are Irena Kwiatkowska, Debi Mazar, David Paymer, Justin Bartha, Mayo Methot, and Heino Ferch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Brian Aherne ranks 276. Before him are Paavo Yrjölä, Russinho, Margaret Woodbridge, Isidoro Sota, Antonio Maquilón, and Beryl Markham. After him are Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw, Chill Wills, Koloman Sokol, Myrtle Cook, Ann Harding, and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.. Among people deceased in 1986, Brian Aherne ranks 244. Before him are Jackson Scholz, Goffredo Parise, Anton Janda, Arvid Thörn, Pepper Adams, and Beryl Markham. After him are Snorri Hjartarson, Yukiko Okada, Harry Benjamin, Sulo Bärlund, Forrest Tucker, and Josef Streb.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Aherne ranks 4,306 out of 8,785. Before him are Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1800), Phyllis Covell (1895), Katrin Cartlidge (1961), Cliff Bastin (1912), John Rupert Firth (1890), and Robert Del Naja (1966). After him are Barbara Thompson (1944), John Ireland (1879), Mark Haddon (1962), Leslie Orgel (1927), Jon Amiel (1948), and David Cox (1783).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Brian Aherne ranks 659. Before him are Edward Alleyn (1566), Clive Brook (1887), Paul McGann (1959), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (1985), Indira Varma (1973), and Katrin Cartlidge (1961). After him are Richard Haydn (1905), Norma Varden (1898), Ray Park (1974), Michael Crawford (1942), Conleth Hill (1964), and James Corden (1978).

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Television and Movie Roles

I Confess
Willy Robertson
Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect.
Feb 18o 19537.092 / 10
Sylvia Scarlett
Michael Fane
When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.
Dec 25o 19356.4 / 10
The Lady in Question
Andre Morestan
When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son.
Aug 7o 19406.591 / 10